A case Report of Splenic Abscess.
10.12701/yujm.1986.3.1.339
- Author:
Min Chul SHIM
;
Sun Kyo SONG
;
Hong Jin KIM
;
Koing Bo KWUN
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Abdominal Abscess;
Abscess*;
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Autopsy;
Diagnosis;
Early Diagnosis;
Mortality;
Sepsis;
Spleen;
Splenectomy
- From:Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
1986;3(1):339-342
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Splenic abscess is an uncommon lesion and may be present either as a localized area of infection in the spleen or as a part of generalized sepsis. The diagnosis is difficult because of the rather nonspecific clinical picture. Hence, splenic abscess has a high mortality rate and is after diagnosed only at autopsy. Computerized tomography (CT) offers the clinician a reliable tool for the diagnosis of intra-abdominal abscess. A successful outcome is dependent on an early diagnosis and prompt treatment by splenectomy with antibiotic cover. We experienced a care of splenic abscess which was diagnosed by CT and treated by splenectomy with antibiotics. Postoperative course was relatively uneventful.
